Extinction

Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?

• fewer members of the species are dying than being born
• more members of the species are dying than being born
• very few members of a species are alive
• all members of a species have died

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Which of the following species is extinct?

• woolly mammoth
• giant panda
• bald eagle
• green sea turtle

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Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become extinct?

• competition
• reproducing
• habitat loss
• overhunting

Suppose a pond dries up. What will most likely happen to the fish that lived there?

• They will learn to live on land.
• They will move to another pond.
• They will learn to breathe air.
• They will not survive.

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True or False? Many scientists think that an asteroid caused the dinosaurs to go extinct.

• True

• False

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What to carnivores eat?

• Meat

• Plants

• Plants & Meat

Species that are in danger of becoming extinct are called __________.

• endangered

• not lucky

• extinct

• in a jam

When a plant or animal becomes extinct, it is gone _______.

• forever

• until next week

• for 5 years

• to sleep

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Evidence of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago on Earth is called a ________.

• fossil

• tiger

• extinct

• endangered

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The extinct saber- toothed cat lived ....

• more than a million years ago.

• more than a hundred years ago.

• three weeks ago.

• a thousand years ago.

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